User manual
StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
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2.
General Information
Tandberg Data
Storage
Loader
TM
is a compact tape cartridge
loader designed for secure, reliable, unattended system backup.
The loader can be mounted in a 19” rack or used as a tabletop
unit. Its height is 1U.
The loader is equipped with a
Tandberg
DLT VS160, 220LTO or
420LTO tape drive
and has room for 8 cartridges in two 4
-
cartridge
magazines.
Figure
2.1
Overview of Tandberg Data StorageLoader 1U
The entire system is under host control via an industry-
standard
SCSI interface. Its robotic tape handling is both rugged and sim ple
for utmost reliability
The key features of the StorageLoader
include:
Two removable cartridge magazines, each with space for
four cartridges
Integrated Bar Code Reader
(Optional on some models)
Magazine release under system control
Low Voltage Differential (LVD) / Single-Ended (SE) SCSI
Interface
On
-
board Diagnostics
Remote management
Operators interface with front panel display and four control
buttons
Standby functionality
Replaceable dust filters
Tape drive, magazines, power supply and fans are Field
Replaceable Units
(FRUs)